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Fibrin sealant for control of cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea
Rebecca E Fraioli1, Barry E Hirsch, Amin B Kassam
1Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
American Journal of Otolaryngology
|March 4, 2008
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